Bath-tub seat.



BATH TUB SEAT. APPLIOATIO-NIILBD MAR. 1, 1909.

Patented Nov'. 30, 1909.`

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BATH-TUB SEAT.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 30, 1909.

Application led. March 1, 1909. Serial No. 480,657.

To all whom it may concer/n.: Y

Be it known that I, JOHN A. SKOGSBERG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bath-Tub Seats, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bath tub seats and has for its object to provide a simple seat which may be readily attached to or detached from the ordinary sheet metal bath tub.

To such ends this invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement, a description of which will be found in the following specification, and the essential features of which will be more definitely pointed out in the claims.

rlhe invention is illustrated in the drawings by means of three figures, of which- Figure 1 is a cross section of one side of a bath tub and showing my improved seat secured thereon, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the seat and Fig. 3 is a front view thereof looking in the direction of the arrow 3, in Fi 1.

Ign these views l0, represents the side of an ordinary sheet metal bath tub which is provided with the usual flange or roll 1l, upon its upper edge. This form of bath tub is well known and requires no particular description.

The seat is seen at 12, and in the form shown is constructed of wooden pieces nailed, screwed or otherwise secured together, but it is apparent that the seat may be made of any suitable material. AS shown the seat contains a seat proper 13, which may be of any suitable contour and said seat is arranged to rest upon the flange 11, of the bath tub and to project outward therefrom so that its center of gravity will be on one sidel of the tub. A downwardly extending cleat 14, is secured at the inner edge of the seat 13, and said cleat is arranged tocontact with the inner face of the side l0, of the bath tub as clearly indicated in Fig. l. Abrace member 15, is secured upon the under side of the seat 13, and extends down toward the side 10, of the tub where it is provided with a bearing face 16, which presses against the tub. A strip of soft material such as felt, rubber, or the like 17, is secured upon the bearing face 16, for preventing the device from marring the outer face of the tub. Reinforcing blocks 18, are preferably secured between the under side of the seat and brace 15, so as to form a perfectly secure connection between the brace and seat.

`The inner edge of the brace is cut away to form a recessed portion 19, one edge 20, of which is adapted to engage with the extreme outer edge 21, of the fiange or roll 11, of the bath tub and in constructing the seat for a particular .tub it is desirable to form the recess 19, of such depth that the roll or flange of the tub will fit snugly between the cleat 14, and the edge 20, of the brace. The object of this construction is to prevent the seat from wabbling or twisting uponl the tub. The edge 22, of the recess 19, should be given such a contour that the seat may be raised and slipped off the flange of the tub without difficulty; and the bearing face 16, should be of such length as to obtain a long purchase upon the side of the tub. A minimum amount of space is left between the upper corner 23, of the bearing face and the lower edge 24, of the cleat 14, and by properly shaping the contour of the recess 19, the result will be that the long bearing face 16, may be had without making the brace of extraordinaryV length. rIhe seat may fit snugly over the rail or flange of the tub, and can be readily removed.

The seat may be secured in place by merely slipping the gap between the corners 23, and 24,0ver the edge of the flange of the tub and pushing the seat down upon the flange. The seat may now be slid along the straight side wall of the tub to any place thereon. By reason of the fact that the seat proper is wholly above the bath tub, the

device forms a convenient seat for persons ,desiring to sit on either side of the wall of the tub. @their advantages of the device are its extreme simplicity and cheapness in the cost of construction.

I am aware that various alterations and modifications of the details of construction are possible without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I do not therefore desire to limit myself to the exact construction shown and described.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. A bath tub seat comprising a seat adapted to rest upon the flange or roll of a bath tub, a cleat secured at the forward edge of the seat and adapted to engage with the inner face of the side of the bath tub and a downwardly extending recessed brace having a. portion engaging with the liange or roll of the tub and a portion extending underneath said flange or roll, said recess being arranged to receive the flange or roll of the bath tub, and the cleat and brace being adapted to removably secure the seat upon the tub.

2. A bath tub seat, comprising a. seat arranged to rest upon the upper flange or roll of a bath tub, a flat cleat rigidly secured at the forward edge of the seat and arranged to bear upon the inner face of the side of the tub, a downwardly extending brace rigidly secured at the rear of the seat and having a bearing face adapted to bear upon the outer edge of the flange or roll, and a face adapted to bear upon the outer face of the side of the tub and below the cleat, said brace having a recessed portion for receiving the lange or roll of the tub and shaped to permit the seat to be secured in place upon the tub or removed therefrom.

3. A bath tub seat comprising a horizontal flat seat adapted to rest upon the flange or roll of a bath tub, a downwardly extending cleat rigid with said seat and adapted to engage with the inner wall of the side of the bath tub, a downwardly extending brace rigidly secured to the seat and having a padded bearing face adapted to bear against the outer face of the side of the bath tub, and formed with a recess for receiving the liange or roll of the tub7 one wall of said recess and. the wall of the cleat being arranged to snugly conline the flange or roll of the tub between them.

In witness whereof, I have subscribed my name to the foregoing specification at Chicago, county of Cook and State of Illinois, this 25th day of February A. D. 1909.

JOHN A. SKOGSBERG.

Witnesses J ACo HECK, SIMON HECK. 

